Thursday, January 7, 2010

I am looking for an easy lasagna recipe using Italian sausage.?

I want to make lasagna with italian sausage. My family is not a huge fan of onions, peppers or tomato chunks. I want something that is really meaty, cheesy, and saucy. And fairly easy to make. I usually am a good cook, but I have never attempted lasagna. Any ideas? I am looking for an easy lasagna recipe using Italian sausage.?
Ingredients:


1 pound Italian sausage, casings removed


1/2 cup chopped onion


2 cans (15 ounces each) Italian -style tomato sauce


2 teaspoons dried basil leaves, crumbled


1/2 teaspoon dried leaf oregano


1/2 tsp salt


3 c shredded mozzarella cheese (12 oz)


1 container (16 ounces) part-skim ricotta cheese


1 cup grated Parmesan cheese


12 uncooked lasagna noodles (12 oz)


Preparation:


Cook sausage and onion in a skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain well. Stir in tomato sauce, basil, oregano, and salt.


In a bowl, combine 2 cups of the shredded Mozzarella cheese, the ricotta cheese, and Parmesan cheese.


Spoon 1/4 of the sausage mixture into 3 1/2 to 5-quart crockpot; top with 4 lasagna noodles broken into pieces to fit. Top with half the cheese mixture and 1/4 of the sausage mixture. Top with 4 more noodles, broken to fit, another 1/4 of sausage mixture, remaining cheese mixture. Finish topping with remaining 4 noodles broken to fit and remaining sausage mixture.


Cover and cook on low heat 6 to 8 hours, or until noodles are tender.


Sprinkle top of lasagna with remaining 1 cup Mozzarella cheese. Cover and let stand 10 minutes, until cheese melts.


Serves 6I am looking for an easy lasagna recipe using Italian sausage.?



Preheat over 350.





1 pound italian sausage, removed from casing, cooked, drained.


1 Jar spaghetti sauce not chunky meat flavored or traditional.


Shredded mozarella cheese


Shredded Mexican 3 cheese.


Ricotta cheese if desired.





Stir spaghetti sauce into sausage and cook through on low. remove.





Cook noodles, 12 for a 9x13 pan. drain.





Lay 3 noodles down. Spread some meat sauce on, add a good layer of mozarella cheese and just a light sprinkle of the mexican cheese. Add some ricotta if preferred. Make another layer the same. Put the final layer of noodles on and some sauce and the cheeses. Make sure there is enough sauce to cover all the layers or they will be dry, so have enough evenlyfor all 3 layers.





Bake until the cheese totally melts and just starts browning a tiny bit.



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